The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 6 – Western Visayas on Thursday (May 15) distributed Php9.8M in cash aid to families and individuals displaced by the Mt. Kanlaon eruption in Negros Occidental. During simultaneous payout activities, a total of 1,711 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) each received Php5,775 in cash assistance. Of the total recipients, 1,362 were from La Castellana, 327 from La Carlota City, and 22 from Bago City. These areas were among the most-affected by ashfalls and volcanic emissions throughout the 5-month unrest of Mt. Kanlaon. According to DSWD FO – Western Visayas Regional […]

Social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 3-Central Luzon responded swiftly to assist eight individuals who were rescued in an anti-human trafficking entrapment operations led by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday (May 14) at a bar in East Dirita, San Antonio, Zambales. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said the social workers were able to immediately help the eight victim-survivors, including three minors who were subjected to sexual exploitation. “After the rescue operation, our social workers immediately secured the victim-survivors and attested to their sworn statements. We will also conduct psychosocial […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to accept applications for the nationwide Government Internship Program (GIP) from May 19 to 21, a senior agency official said on Friday (May 16). Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the DSWD spokesperson, said the GIP is one of the components of the Kabataan 2000 program initiated by the Philippine government, which aims to offer young individuals an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within various government agencies. “This is an opportunity for college students to learn life skills in the workplace and at the same time earn money to defray their school […]

As part of the celebration of the International Day of Families (IDF) on Thursday (May 15), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the Pamilya sa Bagong Pilipinas Registry, one of the agency’s newest digitalization efforts. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, as the chairperson of the National Committee on the Filipino Family (NCFF), led the unveiling ceremony at the Park Inn by Radisson North EDSA in Quezon City. “Kaya ang alay natin para sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino ay ang mga inisyatibo na tunay na nagpapahalaga sa pamilya. In response to this call, the DSWD is launching today a vital […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD)Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, which is a brainchild of Secretary Rex Gatchalian, will begin on Monday (May 19) its third-year of conducting tutorials among grade schoolers and Nanay-Tatay teacher sessions for their parents and guardians. “The DSWD is now ready for the expanded Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program. We have beenconducting several capacity building and training sessions for college students who will be deployed as tutors and youth development workers (YDWs) to ensure that they are ready to teach struggling or non-reader elementary students and their parents or guardians,” Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao, the […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 10- Northern Mindanao continues to monitor the cases of the 10 minors who were rescued during the anti-human trafficking entrapment operations in Iligan City last May 7 and 9, an agency official said on Thursday (May 15). Regional Director Ramel Jamen of the DSWD Northern Mindanao reported to the Central Office that social workers from the Field Office will continue to render case management of the children, legal coordination, and rehabilitation support to ensure that they will recover from their traumatic experiences. “As public servants, it is our calling […]

In continuation of the efforts to streamline the agency’s provision of programs and services, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) management committee (MANCOM) conditionally approved four proposed guidelines to bolster the implementation of Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act. The proposed guidelines were presented by Director Wayne Belizar of the DSWD Management Service (MS), who also serves as the head of the Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) Secretariat, during the MANCOM’s 8th regular meeting on Tuesday (May 13) at the agency’s Central Office in Quezon City. The proposed […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continues to celebrate the milestones of its former monitored children who were able to accomplish great feats after finishing their formal education. “Binabati po talaga natin sila kasi malaking bagay ito na may na-aachieve tayo kasi sila yung nagsisilbing mukha ng ating mga 4Ps [beneficiaries]. Nakikita ng ating mga kababayan napupunta sa tama yung ating mga cash grants,” 4Ps Social Marketing Division (SMD) Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce said on Wednesday (May 14) in the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak”. DC Ponce pointed out that the milestones […]

In the aftermath of the latest eruption of Mt. Kanlaon early morning of Tuesday (May 13), personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 6-Western Visayas immediately visited the evacuation centers in the Negros Island Region (NIR) to check on the condition of the evacuees. “Immediate response, in any type of disaster or emergencies, is crucial. And to think of it, this is even more needed by our Mt. Kanlaon evacuees who have been displaced for almost five months now. We have to assure them that we are looking after their needs,” Assistant Secretary Irene […]